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There's nothing revolutionary about using incentives--financial carrots and sticks that reward and punish behavior--to coax workers toward good health. But behavior experts note that not all perks motivate all people. "To get a high-risk, overweight, four-pack-a-day smoker to change behavior, it's going to take a whole lot bigger incentive than for a 22-year-old who's healthy as a horse," says Bill Sims, president of an eponymous behavior-change consulting firm. Amica's diabetic employees weren't tempted by a subsidized gym membership. But they did respond to a plan that...
While the bulk of prevented deaths in statin-takers were attributable to heart-related factors, the authors note that mortality from other illnesses, such as cancer, also declined. That leads the authors to hypothesize that statins may benefit the body in many different ways. "The benefit cannot be explained by a reduction in cardiac death alone," said the study's lead author, Dr. Anthony Heymann, in an email. "It must mean that there are a large number of additional factors involved in preventing death that are influenced by taking statin medication...
Although 2003 is not too far in the past, it is important to note that over the last six years the league has succeeded in cleaning up its reputation by instituting harsher penalties for substance users and more rigorous testing. Hopefully MLB will use this recent splash in the steroids mix as an impetus to intensify the campaign...
...running off as a leadoff leg. Those other guys just did a great job.”“We just needed to beat Northeastern in order to win but to do it in a dominant fashion and to win the meet was a great note to end on,” he added.While the 4x400 relay was clearly the defining event of the day, it was the men’s 3000-meter race that really gave the Crimson the momentum it needed to win. “We knew that was going to be a big event...